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Volkswagen is recalling over 271,000 SUVs because front passenger air bag may not inflate in a crash
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling more than 271,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the front passenger air bag may not inflate in a crash. The recall covers certain Atlas SUVs from the 2021 through 2024 model years, and some 2020 through 2024 Atlas Cross Sport SUVs. ...
Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 550,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the transmissions can unexpectedly downshift to first gear no matter how fast the trucks are going. The recall covers certain F-150 pickups from the 2014 model year. Ford's F-Series pickups are the...
Chrysler recalls more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks due to software malfunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Stellantis-owned Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S., due to a software malfunction that could disable the cars' electronic stability control systems. The recall covers certain model year 2022 Dodge Durango, Ram 2500 and Ram...
Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers
BOSTON (AP) — A soaring demand for food delivered fast has spawned small armies of couriers — and increasing alarm — in big cities where scooters, motorcycles and mopeds zip in and out of traffic and hop onto pedestrian-filled sidewalks as their drivers race to drop off salads and sandwiches....
Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. The wide-ranging fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or...
New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should it become law. The...
Feds urge people not to put decals on steering wheels after a driver is hurt by flying metal pieces
DETROIT (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators are warning people not to stick decals on their steering wheels because they can be hurled at drivers if the air bags inflate in a crash. The warning from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration comes after another driver...
Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted documents detailing the probe on its...
Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes
DETROIT (AP) — Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government's highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted on...
GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cruise said that during the testing, it will check the vehicles' performance against the company's...
